"A splendid achievement, Delights from the Garden of Eden is obviously a labour of love, and the author has done readers, cooks and noncooks alike, a great service in producing such an impressive book. Each page shows erudition, every recipe a passion for food." Times Literary Supplement, Eamonn Gearon, 1 Nov. 2013.

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“Humorous, insightful and a pleasure to read. Nawal Nasrallah blends recipes, culinary history, folklore, personal stories and art in a lively mix. Her recipes are precise and easy to follow, with tips and observations derived from her long experience with Iraqi cuisine. Highly recommended.”

PAULA WOLFERT, premier food writer in America, and the “queen of Mediterranean cooking”

“This cookbook is more than an introduction to Iraqi cuisine. It is in fact an introduction to Arab cooking in general, researched with the kind of depth not seen before in a cookbook of the Arab world and Middle East.”

CLIFFORD A. WRIGHT, winner of the James Beard Cookbook of the Year Award, author of A Mediterranean Feast

“It’s a fantastic cookbook. It’s incredibly extensive and provides a lot of cultural and historical background.”

JESSE SHEIDLOWER, Editor at Large of the Oxford English Dictionary (North America), Food and Wine Magazine